A 15-year-old student at L.W. Higgins High School in Marrero was arrested and booked with possession of marijuana, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. Spokesman Glen T. Boyd did not identify the student because the boy is a juvenile.

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The arrest occurred Thursday at the school's campus, 7201 Lapalco Blvd., Marrero. The schools' dean of discipline told deputies she spotted the teen running across a courtyard. She ran after the teen and ordered him to slow down.

That's when she noticed that he had dropped to clear plastic bags containing what looked to be marijuana. Investigators later confirmed through testing that the bag's contents were illegal. The student was taken into custody and booked at the Jefferson Parish Juvenile Assessment Center.